BRIT Awards

The BRIT Awards
The BRIT Awards
Current: Brit Awards 2026
	The O2 Arena in London on the evening of Brit Awards 2016
Awarded for	Excellence in music
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	British Phonographic Industry (BPI)
First awarded	18 October 1977; 48 years ago (as The British Record Industry Britannia Awards)
Website	Official website
Television/radio coverage
Network	Thames Television (1977); BBC One (1985–1992); ITV (1993–present);

The BRIT Awards (often simply called the BRITs) are the British Phonographic Industry's annual popular music awards.

The name was originally a shortened form of "Britain" but later became a backronym for British Record Industry Trusts Show.^[2]

The awards were first held in 1977 and started as an annual event in 1982 under the care of the British record industry's trade association, the BPI.

In 1989, they were renamed The BRIT Awards,^[3] with Mastercard being the long-term sponsor of the event.^[4]

List of ceremonies

BPI Awards

Event	Date	British Album of the Year winner(s)	British Single of the Year winner(s)	Outstanding Contribution to Music / BRITs Icon winner(s)	Host	Venue
1977^[a]	18 October 1977	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles	"Bohemian Rhapsody" – Queen "A Whiter Shade of Pale" – Procol Harum	The Beatles	Michael Aspel	Wembley Conference Centre
1982	4 February 1982	Kings of the Wild Frontier – Adam & the Ants	"Tainted Love" – Soft Cell	John Lennon	David Jacobs	Grosvenor House Hotel
1983	8 February 1983	Memories – Barbra Streisand	"Come on Eileen" – Dexys Midnight Runners	The Beatles	Tim Rice
1984	21 February 1984	Thriller – Michael Jackson	"Karma Chameleon" – Culture Club	George Martin	Tim Rice
1985	11 February 1985	Diamond Life – Sade	"Relax" – Frankie Goes to Hollywood	The Police	Noel Edmonds
1986	10 February 1986	No Jacket Required – Phil Collins	"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" – Tears for Fears	Elton John Wham!	Noel Edmonds
1987	9 February 1987	Brothers in Arms – Dire Straits	"West End Girls" – Pet Shop Boys	Eric Clapton	Jonathan King
1988	8 February 1988	...Nothing Like the Sun – Sting	"Never Gonna Give You Up" – Rick Astley	The Who	Noel Edmonds	Royal Albert Hall

BRITs

Event	Date	British Album of the Year winner(s)	British Single of the Year winner(s)	Outstanding Contribution to Music / BRITs Icon winner(s)	Host(s)	Venue
1989	13 February 1989	The First of a Million Kisses – Fairground Attraction	"Perfect" – Fairground Attraction	Cliff Richard	Samantha Fox Mick Fleetwood	Royal Albert Hall
1990	18 February 1990	The Raw and the Cooked – Fine Young Cannibals	"Another Day in Paradise" – Phil Collins	Queen	Cathy McGowan	Dominion Theatre
1991	10 February 1991	Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 – George Michael	"Enjoy the Silence" – Depeche Mode	Status Quo	Simon Bates	Dominion Theatre
1992	12 February 1992	Seal – Seal	"These Are the Days of Our Lives" – Queen	Freddie Mercury	Simon Bates	Hammersmith Odeon
1993	16 February 1993	Diva – Annie Lennox	"Could It Be Magic" – Take That	Rod Stewart	Richard O'Brien	Alexandra Palace
1994	14 February 1994	Connected – Stereo MC's	"Pray" – Take That	Van Morrison	Elton John RuPaul
1995	20 February 1995	Parklife – Blur	"Parklife" – Blur ft. Phil Daniels	Elton John	Chris Evans
1996	19 February 1996	(What's the Story) Morning Glory? – Oasis	"Back for Good" – Take That	David Bowie	Chris Evans	Earls Court
1997	24 February 1997	Everything Must Go – Manic Street Preachers	"Wannabe" – Spice Girls	Bee Gees	Ben Elton	Earls Court
1998	9 February 1998	Urban Hymns – The Verve	"Never Ever" – All Saints	Fleetwood Mac	Ben Elton	London Arena
1999	16 February 1999	This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours – Manic Street Preachers	"Angels" – Robbie Williams	Eurythmics	Johnny Vaughan	London Arena
2000	3 March 2000	The Man Who – Travis	"She's the One" – Robbie Williams	Spice Girls	Davina McCall	Earls Court Two
2001	26 February 2001	Parachutes – Coldplay	"Rock DJ" – Robbie Williams	U2	Ant & Dec
2002	20 February 2002	No Angel – Dido	"Don't Stop Movin'" – S Club 7	Sting	Frank Skinner Zoe Ball
2003	20 February 2003	A Rush of Blood to the Head – Coldplay	"Just a Little" – Liberty X	Tom Jones	Davina McCall
2004	17 February 2004	Permission to Land – The Darkness	"White Flag" – Dido	Duran Duran	Cat Deeley
2005	9 February 2005	Hopes and Fears – Keane	"Your Game" – Will Young	Bob Geldof	Chris Evans
2006	14 February 2006	X&Y – Coldplay	"Speed of Sound" – Coldplay	Paul Weller	Chris Evans	Earls Court
2007	14 February 2007	Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not – Arctic Monkeys	"Patience" – Take That	Oasis	Russell Brand
2008	20 February 2008	Favourite Worst Nightmare – Arctic Monkeys	"Shine" – Take That	Paul McCartney	The Osbournes
2009	18 February 2009	Rockferry – Duffy	"The Promise" – Girls Aloud	Pet Shop Boys	Kylie Minogue James Corden Mathew Horne
2010	16 February 2010	Lungs – Florence and the Machine	"Beat Again" – JLS	Robbie Williams	Peter Kay
2011	15 February 2011	Sigh No More – Mumford & Sons	"Pass Out" – Tinie Tempah ft. Labrinth	N/a	James Corden	The O2 Arena
2012	21 February 2012	21 – Adele	"What Makes You Beautiful" – One Direction	Blur
2013	20 February 2013	Our Version of Events – Emeli Sandé	"Skyfall" – Adele	N/a
2014	19 February 2014	AM – Arctic Monkeys	"Waiting All Night" – Rudimental ft. Ella Eyre	Elton John^[b]
2015	25 February 2015	X – Ed Sheeran	"Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars	N/a	Ant & Dec
2016	24 February 2016	25 – Adele	"Hello" – Adele	David Bowie	Ant & Dec
2017	22 February 2017	Blackstar – David Bowie	"Shout Out to My Ex" – Little Mix	Robbie Williams^[c]	Dermot O'Leary Emma Willis
2018	21 February 2018	Gang Signs & Prayer – Stormzy	"Human" – Rag'n'Bone Man	N/a	Jack Whitehall
2019	20 February 2019	A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships – The 1975	"One Kiss" – Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa	P!nk
2020	18 February 2020	Psychodrama – Dave	"Someone You Loved" – Lewis Capaldi	N/a
2021	11 May 2021	Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa	"Watermelon Sugar" – Harry Styles	Taylor Swift
2022	8 February 2022	30 – Adele	"Easy on Me" – Adele	N/a	Mo Gilligan
2023	11 February 2023	Harry's House – Harry Styles	"As It Was" – Harry Styles	N/a	Mo Gilligan
2024	2 March 2024	My 21st Century Blues – Raye	"Escapism" – Raye ft. 070 Shake	Kylie Minogue	Clara Amfo Maya Jama Roman Kemp
2025	1 March 2025	Brat – Charli XCX	"Guess" – Charli XCX ft. Billie Eilish	N/a	Jack Whitehall
2026	28 February 2026	The Art of Loving - Olivia Dean	"Rein Me In" - Sam Fender & Olivia Dean	Mark Ronson	Jack Whitehall	Co-op Live

Other websites

Official site

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↑ "History". BRIT Awards. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
↑ BRITs Duo On Track To Reach Dizzee-ing Heights in UK Charts Archived 9 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine British Recorded Music Industry Retrieved 28 April 2011
↑ "British Pop's Big Party". BBC News. Retrieved 10 December 2012
↑ "MasterCard Renews Sponsorship of The BRIT Awards" Archived 16 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. BPI. Retrieved 23 November 2012

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